The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-09-03
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VERMONT The Re-Opening of the
Woodstock church, after extensive alter
atoms and repairs, took place on re-
cent Sunday. The cost of the repairs
was in the neighborhood of $4,000. -
Some years before the beginning of this
century several families from Massachu-
sets who were Universalists, settled in
Shorehsm. In 1906 society was organ
lied. For several years it worshiped in
Academy Hall, but in 1852 brick church
was built. This is the society where for
many years Rev. Kittridge Haven was
settled, and where his memory is held in
great respect. In 1884 the church took
fire about an hour after the close of
services on a December Sunday and
burned down. There was no insurance
on the property, and the society has had
to begin anew. A new church is now al
most ready for dedication and is nearly
paid for. 5000 only remains to be secur-
ed, and then the dedication will take
place.
MASSACHUSETTS. The SOmervile
Parish has recently nicely re-frescoed the
church and put down new carpets and
repaired the interior.-At West Somer-
vile also, similar improvements have
been made. Rev. @. A. Skinner is the
honored pastor of both parishes.-Rev.
DR.. Bolles is still a resident of Salem,
not moving his home to New York until
this MONTH The late Joshua Sylvester,
OF Danvers, was an intelligent and pub
lie spirited man. He was formerly
shoe manufacturer, but has been out of
that business for many years. He visit
ed England number of years ago and
came home much impressed with class
OF houses which he found there, built of
cement or gravel MIXTURE, and which were
very durable. He built house of his own
by that process, and was instrumental in
having the foun dation of the Universalist
church built of the same material
Death of Rev L. B. Burgess Rev.
Edwin Burnham Burgess closed his NOR
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Mass, on Saturday, August 20, aged
fifty-nine years. His disease was bron-
chial consumption, the first serious symp-
toms of which made themselves manifest
during his ministry in Hammond, N. Y.
He made brave. fight for his life, SO
strong was his desire to do the work of q
Christian minister, until compelled year
ago last May to resign his pastorate at New
port, N. Y, when he removed to his old home
in Wakefield. Since that time the progress
of his disease has been constant and during
the last month rapid.
Mr.. Burgess was mechanic during the
early part of his manhood. Brought up Bap-
list, he came, through great struggles of mind
and dilligent searching of the Scriptures, to
accept the Universalist faith. Once satisfied
of its truth he determined to relinquish his
secular business and to prepare himself to
preach the all-s Itisfying faith. He received
his theological training at Tufts Divinity
School, was licensed to preach in 1875 and
ordained at Olaremont, N. II the 4th of Oct,
1877. His pastoral settlements have been at
Marlboro, N. H.; Hammond, Newport and
Vaudeville. N. Y. He was a good man, an
earnest and faithful preacher, and left an
enviable reputation wherever he labored. He
was happy in his faith, and helped many out
of the gloom of unbelief into the light of the
truth. He looked forward to death with great
longing as release from pain, and bade his
wife rejoice that the hour of his departure had
come. At his funeral, Rev. DR.. Eddy, in the
absence of Rev. Mr.. Gaskin, offioiated. His
only son died few years ago. He leaves a
widow. The body was taken to Sidney, Me-,
for burial.-Ledder.
0NNECTICUT.-Gra is graf
flying, says the Leader, to learn that
Rev A. Chase is making a good record at
CRANKY and keeping the life astir in that
old parish. The village is off the main
thoroughfare and therefore is somewhat
on the wane. or course the parish feels
the effect, but the CRANKY church Is an
historic one in our body, and we trust it
may hold out yet for many years. The
Sunday-school keeps up its regular ses-
sions.
NEW YORK.-Rey. b. Drumming, re-
Gently of McHenry, H., will probably be
the pastor at Columbus.-Rev. o. A.
Rounds has resigned his Utica pastorate
and accepts the invitation to San Ber-
nardino, Gal, as foreshadowed in these
columns some weeks ago. The society
at Southhold, l.. L., under the ministry
of Pew. J. Fl. Ballou, sustains it's enthu-
siasm and vital progress.-The Sunday
school at Herkimer is making solid
progress. The social enterprise of the
parish Is also marked. Rev. ]. ID. Corby
is the pas tor.